The Jasmine in
the Forest

As a freelancer, my biggest issue over the years is getting paid! Half of this is my fault, and half is because I've had clients, which quite frankly, are more trouble than they are worth. Then I've had fabulous clients that pay on time, are easy to work with and I've kept for years. The one thing that I have learnt through these experiences is that I must always take a deposit and have an agreement in place before commencing any work. That's now not negotiable with me and i

Does it terrify you to live alone? Do you ever wonder if you could be happy living alone? Is it really that scary, especially as you get older? Well no it's not! I have lived alone now for almost a decade and I wouldn't have it any other way. Despite this fact I'm known as being an extroverted person, but the truth is I'm actually introverted; I am quite happy on my own, with my own thoughts. I'm happy living alone! I live alone, but that doesn't mean I am alone. I have famil

This is such a powerful statement. To me it makes me ask the question "Who Am I?"... and then it moves on to "Am I The Person I Want To Be?" I can answer, "yes, 95% of the time" but there is always room for improvement. So how do we become the person you would want to meet? I guess it comes down to your values. I'm no expert in deciding what a person's values might be, but I sure know what mine are, and I'm happy to share: In no particular order other than the first four. Fa

I think for years I suffered from Imposter Syndrome i.e. thinking that I wasn't as good as other people may have thought I was. I guess it stems from leaving school without school certificate with the mindset that I wasn't really ever going to succeed in life. It wasn't until my later years that I finally realised that yes, my time is super valuable and what I have achieved in my life is worth paying for. Once I started blogging and built a brand for myself with my Sydney Lif